The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-02-05

ally. And before long she We
chatting to me as unconcernedly g
if l had been her Uncle John. Fe
she had an Uncle John, l heart
and had been visiting him and hi
wife at Wilkesbarre. And her HON
lay a few miles out of Allentown
heard all about that home-abou
papa and mama, her brother Ber
who was to meet her at the station
about her pony Jack, and her do
TyrO. / don't mean that she talke,
childishly-not at all. She wa
very grave and ladylike, but
seemed plain that she was an limo
cent damsel, indeed, and had seel
but little of the world. 1t was re
ally refreshing to hear her tel
about a straw ride she had beer
on few days before, and how they
had stopped at a tavern on tn
road and danced to the music of
cracked fiddle and had suppe
there. She didn't remember ex
actly what they had for supper, bu
she had felt so hungry, and thu
bread and butter had tasted sc
good. Fancy remembering moth
ing but the bread and butter. Well
the train plowed along through the
snow drifts, and at last reached the
top of the grade at Glen Summit
/ wanted the little maid to get out
and sup with me at the restaurant
but she wouldn't. However,
brought her cup of tea and some
cold chicken or something, and she
thanked me SO prettily, and looked
SO contented and cozy drinking her
tea that actually forgot to get
anything for myself until it was too
late.
"As the train twisted along, /
pointed out this thing and that to
her, and ahem remembered one or
two little Indian legends of the
country for her amusement, and
for my part nearly forgot my hun
ger. / had made her keep her rug
about her and was cold, too, but
upon the whole l don't think /
minded it much. She was a good
listener and such a sympathetic lit
tie body.
"And then, though she did grow
drowsy after a while, she looked
very pretty and good with her big
eyes closed and her pink cheek
resting on her hand, and presently
her head began to droop toward
me, nearer and nearer, until it
rested on my shoulder and she was
fast asleep.
"She slept an hour or more, only
stirring once to raise her head a
trifle on my shoulder and curl her
fingers up in my hand, and, upon
my word, ] was rather sorry when
she opened her eyes at last. She
opened them pretty widely, too,
and blushed nightly at first, and
ooked rather confused, and said
she had been so sleepy-she hadn't
then we both fairly
aughed outright.
but she grew grave again,
quickly, when she found it was
:lose to II o'clock, with twenty
niles to cover yet. Ben would
surely have given her up and gone
,ack. What should she do?
"Of course, / told her that she
,eedn't feel alarmed-that l would
axe her to hotel where she would
'e perfectly safe, and would send
vord to her people in the morning
II drive her out myself.
"But she had never stayed at a
lotel alone and didn't like the idea,
was evident and she had heard
o many stories about thieves, and
and she had some money-ago good
eal of money-$5O that belonged
0 papa; and she was frightened.
'ow, / always carried plenty of
noney with me on my trips
had about $500 in my fob
hen-and had never yet lost dol
ar, and / quietly laughed at her
ears. And then, to reassure her,
told her Of a little dodge of my
WIN, which she might try. This
as, before going to bed, TO place
ne bulk of her money in one of
er shoes and leave only some
mall sum in her pocketbook. Then
a thief should happen into the
pom he would simply take the
Ook, and, thinking he had Sc
lred all, walk off content.
"She smiled at this, and to get
er mind away from the subject |
,owed her the pictures of my boy
nd girl. They are pretty children
nd am very proud of them and
le admired them vastly and wished ,
lat she had them in her Sunday .
hool class, and hoped that some
~ might bring them to see her, ]
r her papa would be very glad to ,
e me if | came that way. And so ,
last we ran into the Allentown ,
pot, and / for one was only half }
ad.
"Her brother Ben was there after
on the platform, and thanked